Batan Islands
| Batan Islands | ||
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| Waters | Luzon Strait ( Pacific Ocean ) | |
| archipelago | Philippines | |
| Geographical location | 20 ° 35 ′ N , 121 ° 54 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | approx. 30 | |
| Main island | Batan | |
| Total land area | 219 km² | |
| Residents | 16,604 (2010) | |
The Batan Islands are a group of islands in the Philippines . They are located north of the main Philippine island of Luzón in the Strait of Luzon and belong to the province of Cagayan . The islands are separated from the Babuyan Islands in the south by the Balintang Canal and in the north by the Bashi Strait of Taiwan .
Islands
The archipelago includes u. a. the following islands :
- Y'Ami
- North Island
- Mabudis Island
- Maysanga (Misanga)
- Siayan Island (Stayan)
- Itbayat Island , inhabited
- Diogo Island
- Batan , the main inhabited island
- Sabtang , inhabited
- Ivuhos (Ibuhos, Ibahos, Vohas)
- Deqeu (Diadekey)
- Balintang